The Great Book of 1980s Trivia

Author: Bill O'Neill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781648450389
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Take a fantastical journey through the 1980s, as we uncover every riveting storyline that dominated the "decedent decade." Revisit, or explore for the first time, the big stories and the forgotten facts of ten fast-paced years that would reshape the world, and lay the foundation for the way we live today.Discover the events that gripped the world through hijackings, bombings, and hostage standoffs, during a decade dominated by international terrorism. Read the stories of serial killers on the run, and military battles that transformed continents.Follow Madonna and Michael Jackson as they took their awe-inspiring acts to the top of the charts, surrounded by a new MTV culture.Take a joyride through a new age of cinema dominated by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and their endearing heroes. Go to battle with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, and find out how Meryl Streep mesmerized audiences with six Oscar-nominated performances.You will also find the answers to the following questions:- Why did President Reagan's would-be assassin put a bullet in his chest, and what "affair" discredited Reagan's administration?- What prompted First Lady Nancy Reagan to ask America to "Just Say No."- What catastrophic event sidelined the U.S. Space program?- What toys and video games made every child's wish list?- Why did Time magazine stray from their annual "Person of the Year" to award the "Machine of the Year", and how did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs become international icons?- How did Oprah and Geraldo Rivera build a daytime talk show empire?- What made Bill Cosby a national icon and America's dad, long before the sex scandal that would completely derail him?

The Totally Awesome 80s Pop Music Trivia Book

Author: Michael-Dante Craig
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595170102
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
The Totally Awesome 80s! If you can name all the members of Duran Duran, lip synch with perfection to a song by Milli Vanilli, or out-dance Madonna in her “Lucky Star” music video, then this is the perfect book for you! It’s all here, from a-ha to ZZ Top. So, slip on your leg warmers or your “Frankie Says Relax” shirt, open a can of New Coke, and put on a Culture Club CD, it’s time to take a trip back to the Wild and Wacky 80s, the most totally awesome decade of all time! Open up this book and you’re sure to have a gnarly good time!!!

The Great Book of 1980s Trivia

Author: Bill O'Neill
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781717074225
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Take a fantastical journey through the 1980s, as we uncover every riveting storyline that dominated the "decedent decade." Revisit, or explore for the first time, the big stories and the forgotten facts of ten fast-paced years that would reshape the world, and lay the foundation for the way we live today. Discover the events that gripped the world through hijackings, bombings, and hostage standoffs, during a decade dominated by international terrorism. Read the stories of serial killers on the run, and military battles that transformed continents. Follow Madonna and Michael Jackson as they took their awe-inspiring acts to the top of the charts, surrounded by a new MTV culture. Take a joyride through a new age of cinema dominated by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and their endearing heroes. Go to battle with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, and find out how Meryl Streep mesmerized audiences with six Oscar-nominated performances. You will also find the answers to the following questions: Why did President Reagan's would-be assassin put a bullet in his chest, and what "affair" discredited Reagan's administration? What prompted First Lady Nancy Reagan to ask America to "Just Say No." What catastrophic event sidelined the U.S. Space program? What toys and video games made every child's wish list? Why did Time magazine stray from their annual "Person of the Year" to award the "Machine of the Year", and how did Bill Gates and Steve Jobs become international icons? How did Oprah and Geraldo Rivera build a daytime talk show empire? What made Bill Cosby a national icon and America's dad, long before the sex scandal that would completely derail him?

The Totally Awesome 80s TV Trivia Book

Author: Michael Craig
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595183859
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
The Totally Awesome 80s TV Trivia Book! If you ever uttered the phrases "Kiss My Grits", "I Pity the Fool", "Well, Isn't That Special?" or "Whatchutalkin'bout?", then this is the perfect book for you! Take a trip back to the real Golden Age of Television: the 1980s! Do You Remember: Who shot J.R.? What was the name of the only female Smurf? What planet was Mork from originally? What was the name of the car on Knight Rider? If you can answer these questions, see how much more useless trivia you remember from the Reagan Era. So, grab your No. 2 pencils, gather around a group of your friends and have a Totally Awesome good time travelling back to the coolest decade of all: the 1980s! Who said watching television never taught you anything?

The Big Trivia Quiz Book

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0744036887
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 524

Book Description
Put your general knowledge to the test, and impress your family and friends with your astonishing brainpower and trivia genius. An addictive quiz book for all the family featuring 10,000 questions, The Big Quiz Book has something for everyone. With 10 different general knowledge categories - from Science & Technology, Art & Literature, and Natural History, to Food & Drink, Film & TV, and Sport & Leisure - and three increasing levels of difficulty, it offers a fresh and up-to-the-minute quizzing experience that will educate and entertain all the family. Bursting with fascinating facts to boost your trivia knowledge, whatever your specialist subject or your nemesis topic, The Big Quiz Book is perfect for home entertainment and virtual pub quizzes. You won't be able to put it down!

The Ultimate Book of Pub Trivia by the Smartest Guy in the Bar

Author: Austin Rogers
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 1523510528
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Knock back a brew and play a few rounds of the greatest, most fascinating, and hilarious pub trivia ever devised, written by 12-time Jeopardy! champion Austin Rogers, a longtime New York City bartender and pub trivia host for 15 years.

1980s Trivia Book

Author: Antonia Richards
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Many people have found that rebuilding their own reading habits and forming reading habits for children is an urgent matter that needs to be taken seriously. However, finding good and interesting books that contain a lot of useful knowledge and are capable of bringing reading excitement to children is not easy. We are here to help you and this book is a great choice. The book contains hundreds of interesting questions that will appeal to anyone from adults and children. You might be surprised at the knowledge the children have. We hope you and your family enjoy it

Trivia with Mike

Author: Michael Lowry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Hop in your time machine and take a trip back to the 1980s and have a ton of fun with Mike and his Awesome 80s trivia! Makes a great gift! Order your copy now!

Mr. Trivia Presents: The Crazy 80s: Test Your Memory of the Greatest Decade Ever

Author: Paul Kent
Publisher: Mr. Trivia Presents
ISBN: 9780979391187
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
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Brainiac

Author: Ken Jennings
Publisher: Villard
ISBN: 1588365522
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A witty, charming, and engaging dive into trivia’s colorful history, from America’s highest-earning game show contestant of all time “Insightful, informative, and written with a strong dose of humor and humility. . . . I loved this book.”—Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times Ken Jennings is trivia’s undisputed king—and as he traces his rise from anonymous computer programmer to nerd folk icon, he explores his newly conquered kingdom: the world of trivia itself. Trivia, he has found, is centuries older than his childhood obsession with it. Whisking us from the coffeehouses of seventeenth-century London to the Internet age, Jennings chronicles the ups and downs of the trivia fad: the quiz book explosion of the Jazz Age; the rise, fall, and rise again of TV quiz shows; the nostalgic campus trivia of the 1960s; and the 1980s, when Trivial Pursuit® again made it fashionable to be a know-it-all. Jennings also investigates the shadowy demimonde of today’s trivia subculture, guiding us on a tour of trivia across America. He goes head-to-head with the blowhards and diehards of the college quiz-bowl circuit, the slightly soused faithful of the Boston pub trivia scene, and the raucous participants in the annual Q&A marathon in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, “The World’s Largest Trivia Contest.” And, of course, he takes us behind the scenes of his improbable 75-game run on Jeopardy! But above all, Brainiac is a love letter to the useless fact. (Who knew that there’s a crater on Venus named after Laura Ingalls Wilder? Ken Jennings, that’s who.) Engaging and erudite, Brainiac is an irresistible celebration of nostalgia, curiosity, and geeky obsession—in a word, trivia.